United Methodist Men and SUMC Youth built two picnic tables to be used at the Crime Victims Minstry campus. The men and youth shared things they had learned from construction experience and youth mission trips to improve the planning and carpentry skills of all involved. "Measure thrice and cut once" was the rule of the day to ensure we createded minumum waste and were good stewards of the materials funded by SMUC.

On Sunday September 1st, 2013 after a devotional lesson on the new commandment to love our neighbor, we held a day of service by participating in a variety of outreach programs to serve our local community.

We had 75 pets and their families visit Saturday at our Pet Day. Thank you Penny Paws for coming out and providing low cost vaccinations for our special family members.Sunday was an equally fun day where we had a special worship service to bless our pets.

The United Methodist Women had their Christmas party at Oscar's in Fort Worth. Secret sisters revealed along with a small gift exchange. Great food, good company, and lots to celebrate. Merry Christmas!

We started off our annual Thanksgiving luncheon with a wonderful combined worship service giving thanks for all the blessings He has so graciously given us. After we met in our Family Life Center where we ate a fabulous thankgiving meal together. We raised money for different missions with our annual Bubba Crocker Contest and new this year, a Mission Madness Flag Football game. It's never a dull moment around here.

Fun was had by all that attended this year's Harvest Festival. As always there was something for everyone. Rummage sale, craft sale, bake sale, live and silent auction. Of course there were games for all ages. New this year was the chicken chuckin contest! The 2012 champion was our own Andy Moran! To top it off a fabulous barbeque lunch too!

On Labor Day weekend our congregation celebrated one worship service at 8:30 a.m. and then separated into 6 different groups to work on different service projects. The children participated in making greeting cards to deliver to the residents at Good Place Assisted Living in NRH. Our Youth took donated clothing to the BISD Clothing Connection. While there they sorted, hung and organized clothing. The men of the church went to the Smithfield Cemetary where they cleaned up brush, trimmed trees and edging. Other adults made heart shaped pillows which would be donated to Texas Health hospitals and given to heart patients to assist them in their recovery process. Others made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Presbyterian Night Shelter. And last but not least a group of adults sang and fellowshipped with the residents at Good Place Assisted Living. What an awesome day it was! Join us next Sunday to learn other ways you can help in our community.

Helping to prepare our community for going back to school, we provided a free event that included haircuts, school physicals, a clothing closet and much more. A free meal ended the afternoon followed by a concert by Philmont!

June 10 - 16th 16 of our youth and 7 adults went to Rogers, Arkansas with the Central Texas Conference Youth in Mission. While there the youth and adults worked on homes in need of repairs, fellowshipped with many other Methodist youth from Central Texas, formed lasting relationships and celebrated in worship the One that brought them all together. It was truly a Christ filled week which will have lasting effects on those that were so blessed to attend.

During worship service on Pentecost Sunday, our very own Sarah Rollins drew and painted a beautiful picture of a dove. What a gift she has been blessed with and what a blessing she is to our church family. Thank you Sarah for sharing with us.

Another graduation retreat for those that went through the Disciple Bible Study program which began in September, 2011 and ended with a retreat at Bridgeport Methodist Camp in Bridgeport, TX in May, 2012. What a beautiful ending to a wonderful journey. Watch for more classes to form in the fall of 2012.

United Methodist Women (UMW) at Smithfield and a local women's Bible Study group held a Baby Shower to benefit Pregnancy Lifeline, an organization dedicated to protecting the sanctity of human life by providing pregnancy testing, counseling, material assistance, and classes for women experiencing a crisis pregnancy.